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The Vergeby Justine Calma
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The AI data center e-waste problem is huge — and getting bigger

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AIブームに伴う電子廃棄物（E-waste）の規模が過小評価されていたと報告書が警告し、2050年には2,300万個のコンテナ分に達すると予測している

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  • •従来の研究よりも大幅に高い数値で、AI関連の電子廃棄物量が推計されている
  • •2050年までに発生する廃棄物量は、40フィートのコンテナを6周分並べられるほどの規模になるとされる
  • •AIインフラの拡大に伴い、環境負荷や廃棄物処理の問題が業界内で深刻化しつつある
#Regulation, Ethics & Society#Semiconductors & Infrastructure
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